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OHSU
OHSU Research Integrity Office
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End of Life
AARP Grief and Loss
Coping with Grief and Loss from AARP. Sections for the bereaved, for professionals working with grief and loss, and resource information.
AMA-EPEC
Designed to educate physicians across the United States on the essential clinical competencies required to provide quality end-of-life care.
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
An organization for physicians dedicated to the advancement of hospice/palliative medicine, its practice, research, and education. This site includes product and publication information, slide sets, upcoming events, and relevant links.
American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Information about ABHPM certified physicians and the certification process.
American Pain Society
A multidisciplinary educational and scientific organization dedicated to serving people in pain.
Center to Advance Palliative Care
Provides technical assistance needed to establish palliative care programs as well as opportunities to network with colleagues in the palliative care community; features CAPC publications, education calendar and information about advocacy activities.
Center to Improve Care of the Dying
An interdisciplinary team of individuals engaged in research, public advocacy, and education activities to improve care of the dying.
Center for Practical Bio Ethics
Provides grants to support statewide coalitions composed of citizens, health care professionals, educators and policymakers that identify problems, make recommendations and build public support for practical policies, regulations and guidelines to improve care of the dying. Publishes State Initiatives in End-of-Life Care.
Decisions Near the End of Life
A multidisciplinary continuing education program for hospitals and nursing facilities, intended to help institutions design their own solutions for improving care of the critically and terminally ill.
Dying Well
Resources and referrals to organizations, Web sites and books to empower persons with life-threatening illnesses and their families to live as fully as possible during the dying process.
End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC)
A comprehensive national education program to develop a core of expert nursing educators and to coordinate national nursing efforts in end-of-life care.
End of Life Physician Education Resource Center
A centralized, comprehensive resource for end of life physician educators. Registrants can search for abstracts of peer reviewed educational materials -- as well as funding and training opportunities, significant articles and suggested books.
Finding Our Way
Finding Our Way is a short course on death and dying in America today. These topics can't be avoided by any of us. The practical advice, resources, and personal stories in Finding Our Way can teach how to approach these most significant life events with the same kind of planning and emotional preparedness we strive for in the rest of our lives. We are finding better ways to live with dying in America.
Foundation for Accountability
Reports on the development of a measurement of quality end-of-life health care.
GrowthHouse
Provides information and referral, public education, and international professional networking on the whole spectrum of issues related to end of life.
Institute of Medicine: Report on the Committee on Care at the End-of-Life
Text of the IOM Report Approaching Death: Improving Care at the End of Life.
Missoula Demonstration Project, Inc. - The Quality of Life's End
Reports and resources from a project of research on the experience of dying and the determinants of quality at life's end.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Home page for the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
Manages 22 grant-funded projects designed to demonstrate excellence in end-of-life care in diverse institutional settings. The project is a National Program Office of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, headquartered in Missoula, Montana.
The RAND Center to Improve Care of the Dying
Conducts research designed to improve a system of care in which persons with serious and eventually fatal chronic illness can live comfortably and meaningfully until death.
Supportive Care of the Dying
Develops and tests innovative projects with individuals and organizations working to improve delivery of care to those facing the end of life. Videos and facilitator guides are available to help improve physician communication with patients and families.
University of Wisconsin Pain and Policy Studies Group
Designed to facilitate public access to information about pain relief and public policy, including material published by the PPSG, its WHO Collaborating Center, and other authoritative sources.
Research Ethics
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